Collectible Fountain Pens, 5th printing, Bowe Titled Collectible Fountain Pens, Parker, Sheaffer, Wahl-Eversharp, Waterman, by Glen Bowen, this is one of the first and best reference books on the now very popular pastime of collecting vintage fountain pens.

Originally published in 1982, this is the 5th Printing. It is a paperback, softcopy in excellent condition. It covers the following companies:

Section2 : The Parker Pen Company
Section 3: The W.A. Sheaffer Pen Company
Section 4: The Wahl-Eversharp Pen Company
Section 5: L. E. Waterman Company

ISBN: 0-910173-00-1. Original price: $17.95
Circa: 1989
Publisher: L-W Book Sales  

Chewing Tobacco Tin Tags, 1870-1930 Written by Louis Storino and published by Schiffer in 1995, this extremely interesting and hard to find reference book lifts the veil on a fascination subcategory of tobacciana collecting, that of the chewing tobacco tin tags from the 1870-1930 period. 208 page, 103 pages in color. Plus price guide. Excellent condition. Add it to your antique reference library today. ISBN: 0-88740-857-5
Circa: 1995
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd.  

Price Survey: Elegant Glassware, Depression Kent Washburn- Fourth Edition, 150 pages, colored photos on front and back cover, rest are black and white photos, softbound, no d/j, very good conditon, Schiffer Books, 1994, ISBN: 0-9640944-0-1. Original price $15.95

As stated in the foreword: The Price Survery, 4th Edition, is a price guide for collector that aims to provide current and realistic market information on elegant glassware, depression glass, china, and pottery. The patterns and prices included are intended to represent those popular and requested by collectors.

My notes: This book was one of the last to be produced with data before ebay and the Internet transformed glass collecting in the United States. Thus, it is a fascinating historical perspective on glass prices prior to the leveling of market provided by ebay.
Circa: 1983
Publisher: Kent Washburn Antiques, Kent Washburn  

Christmas Collectibles by Whitmyer This Christmas Collectibles book was written by Margaret and Ken Whitmyer in 1987, 224 pages, full color pages, price guide and values in back of book, hard cover, excellent condition, original price $19.95, Collector Books, ISBN 0-89145-337-7
Circa: 1987
Publisher: Collector Books, Schroeder Publishing Co.  

The Years of Duncan 1865-1955 Gail Krause - 1980, 184 pages, softbound, no d/j, autograhped by author, published by Heyworth Star, Heyworth, Illinois. Filled with line drawings and catalogue reprints. Excellent condition.
Circa: 1980
Publisher: Heyworth-Star  

Reference book - Victorian Antiques Nathaniel Harris - 80 Pgs, some color plates, many b/w illus., hardbound, no d/j, good condition, Golden HIghlights Library, Golden Press, 1973
Circa: 1973
Publisher: Golden Press, New York  

Collecting American Glass Katherine Morrison McClinton - 64 Pgs, 31 b/w illus., hardbound w/ dust jacket, very good condition, Gramercy Publishing Company, New York, 1950. One of the first books on American glass. Now, itself a collectible. See what collecting was like 50 years ago.
Circa: 1950
Publisher: Gramercy Publishing Company